ORIGINAL: Pavomesa

The 45/70 is one of the best cast bullet cartridges ever built. The old Lyman 400 gr round nose is about the perfect bullet for it. I wouldn't even consider jacketed bullets, frankly. Big waste of money. Some may think it takes some huge jacketed bullet to penetrate a bear but that simply isn't true. I watched the Lyman 400 gr cast bullet go through both sides of a 6" steel pipe one day when I was doubting it would penetrate one side. I think that will handle any black bear that ever breathed and probably most grizzly.